What is 'non-sens' called in English?

'non-sens' in English is called "Nonsense". Nonsense refers to: Discours, écrits ou idées dénués de sens ou absurdes.

How do you pronounce 'Nonsense' and 'non-sens'?

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What is an example sentence for Nonsense in French?

English: "Don't talk such nonsense; it's completely untrue." | French: "Ne dis pas de non-sens ; c'est complètement faux."

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English to French Dictionary

nonsense Meaning in French (nonsense signification en français)

non-sens

Synonymes:absurditébêtisestupidité

non-sens in English:nonsense

Phonetic:nɔ̃sɑ̃s

Plural: nonsense

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de nonsense en français est non-sens. (Discours, écrits ou idées dénués de sens ou absurdes.)

Definitions of Nonsense

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noun(colloquial)
non-sens
Speech, writing, or ideas that are meaningless or absurd.
Discours, écrits ou idées dénués de sens ou absurdes.

Example Sentences

casual

“Don't talk such nonsense; it's completely untrue.”

Ne dis pas de non-sens ; c'est complètement faux.

formal

“His argument was pure nonsense and lacked any factual basis.”

Son argument était du pur non-sens et manquait de toute base factuelle.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

absurditébêtisestupidité

In English:

rubbishbalderdashgibberish bunk

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

bon sensraison

In English:

sense reason logic truth

Inflected Word Forms

adjectivenonsensical

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

talk nonsensecollocation

To say things that are meaningless or untrue.

make nonsense ofexpression

To make something seem illogical or absurd.